Reddit (Au) Comment Highlights

Highlight unread comments since your last visit to a Reddit comment section.

What is Reddit (Au) Comment Highlights?

Reddit (Au) Comment Highlights is a lightweight and customizable Chrome extension that highlights unread comments since your last visit to a Reddit comment section. It supports RES night mode and custom CSS, and syncs between browser sessions. It is a great alternative to a feature normally reserved for Reddit gold users.

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Extension stats

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.32 (22)

Version: 3.0.0 (Last updated: 2024-07-03)

Creation date: 2019-03-17

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Host permissions:

http://*.reddit.com/*
https://*.reddit.com/*

Size: 74.47K

Email: is*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 23757 ▲ 676

Other rankings

#2049 in Social Networking

#69 in comment keyword 32 ▼ 1

#69 in reddit keyword 46 ▲ 1

#70 in spell checker keyword 53

#87 in suggestion keyword 20 ▲ 1

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Reddit (Au) Comment Highlights (v3.0.0)

4.75

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Extension summary

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Lightweight and customizable alternative to a feature normally reserved to Reddit gold users. It requires minimal permissions and syncs between browser sessions! It supports RES (Reddit Enhancement Suite) night mode and custom CSS!

Note that highlights won't show until the second time you visit a comment thread after you install the extension.

Please report any problems you encounter to github issues page.

Planned features:

• None as of now Feel free to suggest features!

Update Log:

Version 3.0.0: • Feature: Support for Manifest v3 (Chrome 88 and above)

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Useful feature that Reddit hid behind a subscription
Works well with night mode for RES
Recommended for regular Reddit users
Generally functions well with recently-posted or recently visited threads
Good integration with RES

Cons

Works inconsistently
Often fails to highlight new comments in older threads
Random moments of not working
Issues with compatibility in Reddit redesign
Some users report it as a scam

Most mentioned

Works very inconsistently
Happy the developer integrated support for redesign
Make it work with RES pls
Not working anymore?
Great extension, has worked flawlessly

Recent reviews

Works very inconsistently.

Martin Fakt, 2023-05-13

Very useful feature that Reddit hid behind a subscription. Happy the developer integrated support for redesign, sometimes the extension has some hiccups but it seems to work well now. If you use Reddit on a regular base, this is a very recommended must-have extension.